| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Mosley (fresh) SG - Manuel Kowalski (fresh) SF - Rex Dickey (fresh) PF - James Barrett (fresh) C - Thomas Watkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - William Schultz (fresh) SG - Travis Stalter (fresh) SF - Donald Pankratz (fresh) PF - Anthony Clarke (fresh) C - Victor Drewski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Thomas Watkins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 19:43 | Ball State | Victor Drewski is called for the reach on Thomas Watkins - foul #1 on Victor Drewski, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Ball State | Richard Mosley knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:22 | Northern Illinois University | Victor Drewski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | Ball State | Richard Mosley grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | Ball State | James Barrett misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 3-0 |
| 19:00 | Ball State | Richard Mosley gets the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:55 | Ball State | Thomas Watkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 18:40 | Northern Illinois University | William Schultz connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Travis Stalter | 3-3 |
| 18:29 | Ball State | Rex Dickey misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 3-3 |
| 18:28 | Ball State | James Barrett hits the follow up shot | 5-3 |
| 18:17 | Northern Illinois University | Travis Stalter knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by William Schultz | 5-6 |
| 18:05 | Ball State | Thomas Watkins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 5-6 |
| 18:04 | Northern Illinois University | Victor Drewski grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 17:59 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Pankratz comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 17:58 | Northern Illinois University | Victor Drewski tips it back up and in | 5-8 |
| 17:38 | Ball State | Richard Mosley misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 5-8 |
| 17:36 | Northern Illinois University | Travis Stalter grabs the board | 5-8 |
| 17:31 | Northern Illinois University | James Barrett is called for the reach on William Schultz - foul #1 on James Barrett, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Ball State | Avery Wahl (PG), Stjepan Osenkowski (SG), Rafael Folkes (SF), Christopher Pickett (PF), Boris Zipperer (C) Richard Mosley, Manuel Kowalski, Rex Dickey, James Barrett, Thomas Watkins | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Donovan Glidewell (SG), Edward Pack (SF), Dan McKeon (PF), Kenneth Larocque (C) Travis Stalter, Donald Pankratz, Anthony Clarke, Victor Drewski | |
| 17:15 | Northern Illinois University | Dan McKeon misses the lay-in | 5-8 |
| 17:13 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett grabs the board | 5-8 |
| 17:03 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett misses short on a jump hook from close range | 5-8 |
| 17:02 | Northern Illinois University | Edward Pack grabs the defensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 16:57 | Northern Illinois University | The jump hook by William Schultz is blocked by Christopher Pickett | 5-8 |
| 16:55 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Larocque snags the offensive board | 5-8 |
| 16:38 | Northern Illinois University | Dan McKeon hits the finger roll and the foul's on Stjepan Osenkowski - foul #1 on Stjepan Osenkowski, team foul #2 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Mosley (PG) Avery Wahl | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Donald Pankratz (SG) William Schultz | |
| 16:38 | Northern Illinois University | Dan McKeon misses the free throw | 5-10 |
| 16:38 | Ball State | Boris Zipperer pulls down the rebound | 5-10 |
| 16:30 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Richard Mosley and he's fouled by Kenneth Larocque - foul #1 on Kenneth Larocque, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David True (PF) Kenneth Larocque | |
| 16:30 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett makes the free throw | 8-10 |
| 16:11 | Northern Illinois University | David True double dribbles | 8-10 |
| Subs | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso (SF) Rafael Folkes | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Clarke (PF), Victor Drewski (C) David True, Dan McKeon | |
| 15:56 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-10 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Mosley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stjepan Osenkowski (fresh) SF - Brandon Christofferso (fresh) PF - Christopher Pickett (fresh) 3 pts. C - Boris Zipperer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Donovan Glidewell (fresh) SG - Donald Pankratz (fresh) SF - Edward Pack (fresh) PF - Anthony Clarke (fresh) C - Victor Drewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Northern Illinois University | Victor Drewski comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 8-10 |
| 15:48 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Christopher Pickett | 8-10 |
| 15:42 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett throws it down on a nice dish by Richard Mosley | 10-10 |
| 15:22 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Pankratz is hacked by Richard Mosley - foul #1 on Richard Mosley, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Ball State | Avery Wahl (PG), Manuel Kowalski (SG), Rex Dickey (SF), Thomas Watkins (C) Richard Mosley, Stjepan Osenkowski, Brandon Christofferso, Boris Zipperer | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | William Schultz (PG), Travis Stalter (SG), Akim Jaconski (SF), Dan McKeon (PF), Kenneth Larocque (C) Donovan Glidewell, Donald Pankratz, Edward Pack, Anthony Clarke, Victor Drewski | |
| 15:05 | Northern Illinois University | Dan McKeon is called for traveling | 10-10 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Mosley (PG), Rafael Folkes (SF), Boris Zipperer (C) Avery Wahl, Rex Dickey, Thomas Watkins | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Donald Pankratz (SG), Anthony Clarke (PF), Victor Drewski (C) Travis Stalter, Dan McKeon, Kenneth Larocque | |
| 14:47 | Ball State | Anthony Clarke takes the ball from Richard Mosley after a doubleteam | 10-10 |
| 14:25 | Northern Illinois University | Akim Jaconski lays it up and in | 10-12 |
| 14:22 | Ball State | Richard Mosley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-12 |
| Subs | Ball State | Avery Wahl (PG), Stjepan Osenkowski (SG), Rex Dickey (SF), Brandon Christofferso (PF), Thomas Watkins (C) Richard Mosley, Manuel Kowalski, Rafael Folkes, Christopher Pickett, Boris Zipperer | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Travis Stalter (SG), Edward Pack (SF), Dan McKeon (PF), Kenneth Larocque (C) Donald Pankratz, Akim Jaconski, Anthony Clarke, Victor Drewski | |
| 14:04 | Northern Illinois University | Rex Dickey steals it from William Schultz | 10-12 |
| 13:50 | Ball State | Rex Dickey is fouled on the floor by Travis Stalter - foul #1 on Travis Stalter, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Mosley (PG), Manuel Kowalski (SG), James Barrett (PF) Avery Wahl, Stjepan Osenkowski, Brandon Christofferso | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Donald Pankratz (PG), Donovan Glidewell (SG), Akim Jaconski (SF), Anthony Clarke (PF), Victor Drewski (C) William Schultz, Travis Stalter, Edward Pack, Dan McKeon, Kenneth Larocque | |
| 13:41 | Ball State | The jump hook by Thomas Watkins is blocked by Victor Drewski | 10-12 |
| 13:40 | Ball State | James Barrett snags the offensive board | 10-12 |
| 13:25 | Ball State | Thomas Watkins's pass is intercepted by Victor Drewski | 10-12 |
| 13:18 | Northern Illinois University | Victor Drewski makes the shot from the left side and the foul's on James Barrett - foul #2 on James Barrett, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Ball State | Stjepan Osenkowski (SG), Brandon Christofferso (SF), Christopher Pickett (PF), Boris Zipperer (C) Manuel Kowalski, Rex Dickey, James Barrett, Thomas Watkins | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | William Schultz (PG), Travis Stalter (SG), Edward Pack (SF) Donald Pankratz, Donovan Glidewell, Akim Jaconski | |
| 13:18 | Northern Illinois University | Victor Drewski makes the free throw | 10-15 |
| 13:05 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 10-15 |
| 13:03 | Northern Illinois University | Victor Drewski pulls down the rebound | 10-15 |
| 12:58 | Northern Illinois University | William Schultz misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Brandon Christofferso - foul #1 on Brandon Christofferso, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Ball State | Rex Dickey (SF) Brandon Christofferso | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Donald Pankratz (SG), Akim Jaconski (SF), Kenneth Larocque (C) Travis Stalter, Edward Pack, Victor Drewski | |
| 12:58 | Northern Illinois University | William Schultz makes the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 12:58 | Northern Illinois University | William Schultz makes the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 12:38 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-17 |
| 12:36 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to William Schultz | 10-17 |
| 12:32 | Northern Illinois University | William Schultz makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-20 |
| 12:21 | Ball State | Richard Mosley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 10-20 |
| 12:20 | Ball State | Rex Dickey gets the offensive rebound | 10-20 |
| 12:14 | Ball State | Richard Mosley shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 10-20 |
| 12:12 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Clarke pulls down the rebound | 10-20 |
| 12:08 | Northern Illinois University | Boris Zipperer is called for the reach on Kenneth Larocque - foul #1 on Boris Zipperer, team foul #6 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski (SG), Rafael Folkes (SF), Brandon Christofferso (PF), Thomas Watkins (C) Stjepan Osenkowski, Rex Dickey, Christopher Pickett, Boris Zipperer | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Donovan Glidewell (PG), Travis Stalter (SG), Edward Pack (SF), Victor Drewski (PF), Dan McKeon (C) William Schultz, Donald Pankratz, Akim Jaconski, Anthony Clarke, Kenneth Larocque | |
| 11:57 | Northern Illinois University | Victor Drewski drills a jumper from the left block | 10-22 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Mosley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Kowalski (fresh) SF - Rafael Folkes (fresh) PF - Brandon Christofferso (fresh) C - Thomas Watkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Donovan Glidewell (fresh) SG - Travis Stalter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Pack (fresh) PF - Victor Drewski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dan McKeon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:46 | Ball State | Richard Mosley misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-22 |
| 11:44 | Northern Illinois University | Victor Drewski pulls down the rebound | 10-22 |
| 11:42 | Northern Illinois University | Donovan Glidewell travels in the backcourt | 10-22 |
| Subs | Ball State | Avery Wahl (PG), Christopher Pickett (PF) Richard Mosley, Rafael Folkes | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | William Schultz (PG), Donald Pankratz (SG), Anthony Clarke (PF) Donovan Glidewell, Travis Stalter, Dan McKeon | |
| 11:28 | Ball State | Thomas Watkins misses the wide open jumper from the right block but the foul's on Victor Drewski - foul #2 on Victor Drewski, team foul #4 | 10-22 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Mosley (PG), Rex Dickey (SF) Avery Wahl, Brandon Christofferso | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Travis Stalter (SG), Akim Jaconski (SF), Dan McKeon (C) Donald Pankratz, Edward Pack, Victor Drewski | |
| 11:28 | Ball State | Thomas Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 11-22 |
| 11:28 | Ball State | Thomas Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 11-22 |
| 11:28 | Northern Illinois University | Akim Jaconski gets the rebound | 11-22 |
| 11:17 | Northern Illinois University | Dan McKeon misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 11-22 |
| 11:15 | Ball State | Richard Mosley gets the rebound | 11-22 |
| 10:54 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett is wide open but clanks a jump hook near the basket | 11-22 |
| 10:52 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Clarke grabs the board | 11-22 |
| 10:47 | Northern Illinois University | Christopher Pickett swats the shot by William Schultz | 11-22 |
| 10:45 | Northern Illinois University | Dan McKeon gets the offensive rebound | 11-22 |
| 10:24 | Northern Illinois University | Travis Stalter hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 11-22 |
| 10:22 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett pulls down the rebound | 11-22 |
| 10:06 | Ball State | Richard Mosley splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-22 |
| 10:04 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Clarke grabs the defensive rebound | 11-22 |
| 09:58 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Mosley takes the ball from Travis Stalter | 11-22 |
| 09:45 | Ball State | Christopher Pickett buries a jump hook from close range | 13-22 |
| 09:26 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Clarke banks in the layup on a great pass from Akim Jaconski | 13-24 |
| 09:07 | Ball State | Richard Mosley drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Rex Dickey | 16-24 |
| 09:03 | Northern Illinois University | Travis Stalter is hacked by Christopher Pickett - foul #1 on Christopher Pickett, team foul #7 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Ball State | Avery Wahl (PG), Stjepan Osenkowski (SG), Rafael Folkes (SF), Brandon Christofferso (PF), Boris Zipperer (C) Richard Mosley, Manuel Kowalski, Rex Dickey, Christopher Pickett, Thomas Watkins | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Donald Pankratz (PG), Edward Pack (SF), David True (PF), Kenneth Larocque (C) William Schultz, Akim Jaconski, Anthony Clarke, Dan McKeon | |
| 09:03 | Northern Illinois University | Travis Stalter makes the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 09:03 | Northern Illinois University | Travis Stalter makes the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 08:35 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso clanks a runner from close range | 16-26 |
| 08:34 | Ball State | Stjepan Osenkowski tips it but misses | 16-26 |
| 08:32 | Northern Illinois University | David True gets the rebound | 16-26 |
| 08:26 | Northern Illinois University | Edward Pack's floater is tipped away by Boris Zipperer | 16-26 |
| 08:25 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso snags the defensive board | 16-26 |
| 08:12 | Ball State | Stjepan Osenkowski is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Rafael Folkes | 19-26 |
| 08:07 | Northern Illinois University | Travis Stalter buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from David True | 19-28 |
| 07:55 | Ball State | Rafael Folkes hits a turnaround from close range | 21-28 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Avery Wahl (fresh) SG - Stjepan Osenkowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rafael Folkes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Christofferso (fresh) C - Boris Zipperer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Donald Pankratz (fresh) SG - Travis Stalter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Pack (fresh) PF - David True (fresh) C - Kenneth Larocque (fresh) | |
| 07:38 | Northern Illinois University | David True comes up short on the shot from close range | 21-28 |
| 07:36 | Ball State | Rafael Folkes grabs the board | 21-28 |
| 07:18 | Ball State | Stjepan Osenkowski steps out of bounds on the baseline | 21-28 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Mosley (PG), Manuel Kowalski (SG), Rex Dickey (SF) Avery Wahl, Stjepan Osenkowski, Rafael Folkes | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | William Schultz (PG), Donovan Glidewell (SG), Anthony Clarke (C) Travis Stalter, Edward Pack, Kenneth Larocque | |
| 06:52 | Northern Illinois University | William Schultz scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 21-30 |
| 06:42 | Ball State | Rex Dickey is hacked by Donald Pankratz - foul #1 on Donald Pankratz, team foul #5 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Ball State | Stjepan Osenkowski (SG), Christopher Pickett (PF), Thomas Watkins (C) Manuel Kowalski, Rex Dickey, Boris Zipperer | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Larocque (C) David True | |
| 06:31 | Ball State | Richard Mosley is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 21-30 |
| 06:30 | Ball State | Thomas Watkins gets the offensive rebound | 21-30 |
| 06:14 | Ball State | Richard Mosley drills a floater from just outside the lane | 23-30 |
| 05:59 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Larocque hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-30 |
| 05:57 | Ball State | Brandon Christofferso grabs the defensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 05:42 | Ball State | Richard Mosley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on William Schultz - foul #1 on William Schultz, team foul #6 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski (SG), Rex Dickey (SF), Boris Zipperer (C) Stjepan Osenkowski, Christopher Pickett, Thomas Watkins | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Edward Pack (SF), Dan McKeon (C) Donovan Glidewell, Kenneth Larocque | |
| 05:42 | Ball State | Richard Mosley makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 05:42 | Ball State | Richard Mosley makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 05:25 | Northern Illinois University | William Schultz comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-30 |
| 05:24 | Northern Illinois University | Dan McKeon tips it back up and in | 25-32 |
| 05:16 | Ball State | Richard Mosley works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-32 |
| 05:15 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Manuel Kowalski | 25-32 |
| 05:00 | Ball State | Donald Pankratz is called for the reach on Manuel Kowalski - foul #2 on Donald Pankratz, team foul #7 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | Rafael Folkes (SF), Christopher Pickett (PF), Thomas Watkins (C) Rex Dickey, Brandon Christofferso, Boris Zipperer | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Donovan Glidewell (SG), David True (PF) Donald Pankratz, Dan McKeon | |
| 05:00 | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 05:00 | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 04:41 | Northern Illinois University | Manuel Kowalski steals the ball from Anthony Clarke | 27-32 |
| 04:32 | Ball State | Richard Mosley knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-32 |
| 04:11 | Northern Illinois University | Rafael Folkes swats the layup by Edward Pack | 30-32 |
| 04:10 | Ball State | Thomas Watkins pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 03:55 | Ball State | David True is called for the reach on Manuel Kowalski - foul #1 on David True, team foul #8 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | Rex Dickey (SF), James Barrett (PF), Boris Zipperer (C) Rafael Folkes, Christopher Pickett, Thomas Watkins | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Donald Pankratz (SG), Akim Jaconski (SF), Victor Drewski (C) Donovan Glidewell, Edward Pack, Anthony Clarke | |
| 03:55 | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 03:55 | Ball State | Manuel Kowalski makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Richard Mosley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Kowalski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Rex Dickey (fresh) PF - James Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Boris Zipperer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - William Schultz (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Pankratz (fairly fresh) SF - Akim Jaconski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David True (fairly fresh) C - Victor Drewski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Pankratz misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 03:36 | Ball State | Rex Dickey pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 03:20 | Ball State | Richard Mosley connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Rex Dickey | 35-32 |
| 02:58 | Northern Illinois University | James Barrett steals it from William Schultz | 35-32 |
| 02:37 | Ball State | Richard Mosley buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Rex Dickey | 37-32 |
| 02:31 | Northern Illinois University | James Barrett denies the turnaround by Victor Drewski | 37-32 |
| 02:30 | Ball State | James Barrett snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| 02:08 | Ball State | David True is called for the reach on Rex Dickey - foul #2 on David True, team foul #9 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | Avery Wahl (PG), Stjepan Osenkowski (SG), Thomas Watkins (C) Richard Mosley, Manuel Kowalski, Boris Zipperer | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Travis Stalter (SG), Edward Pack (SF), Anthony Clarke (PF) William Schultz, Akim Jaconski, David True | |
| 02:08 | Ball State | Rex Dickey makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 02:08 | Ball State | Rex Dickey makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 01:39 | Northern Illinois University | Victor Drewski misses short on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Thomas Watkins - foul #1 on Thomas Watkins, team foul #8 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Mosley (PG), Rafael Folkes (SF) Avery Wahl, Rex Dickey | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Akim Jaconski (SF) Edward Pack | |
| 01:39 | Northern Illinois University | Victor Drewski makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 01:39 | Northern Illinois University | Victor Drewski misses the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 01:39 | Ball State | Thomas Watkins gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 01:24 | Ball State | Rafael Folkes misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt near the basket | 39-33 |
| 01:23 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Akim Jaconski | 39-33 |
| 01:19 | Northern Illinois University | Travis Stalter knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Akim Jaconski | 39-36 |
| 01:02 | Ball State | James Barrett drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Mosley | 41-36 |
| 00:54 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Clarke's fadeaway is rejected by Rafael Folkes | 41-36 |
| 00:53 | Northern Illinois University | Victor Drewski tips it back up and in | 41-38 |
| 00:48 | Ball State | Richard Mosley splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 00:47 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Clarke pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 00:35 | Northern Illinois University | Victor Drewski makes the turnaround in the lane | 41-40 |
| 00:19 | Ball State | Richard Mosley works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 00:02 | Northern Illinois University | Victor Drewski misses short on a floater from the left side | 44-40 |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Akim Jaconski grabs the offensive board | 44-40 |